Theodore h



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T-l H. BR-UWN.

CAIR GOUPLING.

No. 492,370. Patented Feb. 21, 1893.

www2/awo UNITED STAT-Es PATENT d OFFICE.

TI-IEODORE Il. BRONVN, OF VIROQUA, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TOHENRY CASSON, OF SAME PLACE.

CAR-COUPLING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 492,370, dated February21, 1893. Application led November 15 1892. Serial No. 452.025. (Nomodel.)

To @ZZ whom t may concern Be it known that I, THEoDoRE H. BRowN, acitizen of the United States, residing at Viroqua, in the county ofVernon and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Car-Couplings; and I do declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which lo it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to theletters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

My invention relates to an improved car coupling having for its object,among other things, tol greatly simplify the construction andarrangement of parts; to adapt the coupling for operation withdraw-heads or bumpzo ers of different height; and to facilitate themanipulation of the coupling andto provide for its automatic couplingand ready uncoupling; and to these ends my invention consists in thenovel combination and construction of z 5 parts, substantially ashereinafter more fully disclosed and pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l, is a side elevation of thebumpers or draw-heads of two meeting cars with my invention appliedthereto. Figs. 2 and 3 are detail views thereof. Fig. 4, detailin sideelevation of the coupling latch heads.

In carrying out my invention, I employ, in connection with any form ofbumpers A A, of

3 5 railroad cars, spring levers or armsB B, preferably curved upwardand secured by nuts and bolts at their rear end-portions to the rearends of said bumpers or draw-heads.

The levers B are held or jointed as at a, as

4o shown upon cleats or blocks b, depending from the underside of thebumpers A, and have their forward ends formed in their upper sides withforwardly flared grooves c, terminating at their inner or rear ends inslots or openings c. Upon the undersides, these levers or arms areprovided with rear-ended beveled beaks or latch-heads c2, adapted tointerchangeably engage or interlock with the slots or openings c', beingguided thereto by the grooves c, and, thus effect the automatic 5ocoupling of the cars, as the bumpers meet regardless, it is obvious ofwhatever may be the difference in height of the bumpers. These levers orarms are supported, intermediately of their forward ends and the pointsa, in keepers d, depending from the bumpers, adapted to permit ofvertical movement of the levers or arms. Said levers or arms are alsoadapted to be disengaged from each other or uncoupled by the requisitemanipulation 5o of chains or lines C, having one end connected to th'elevers or arms and the other ends reaching up and held in any suitablemanner within convenient reach of the trainman, and

it is apparent they may be operated from upon the cars or at the sidethereof.

This invent-ion, it will be observed, greatly simplifies theconstruction and arrangement of parts, does away with springs, providesas above stated for the automatic coupling of 7o the cars and renderseasy the uncoupling of the cars.

I claim- A car coupling combining interlocking 0r engaging levers 0rarms having upon their 75 undersides, at the forward ends pendent hooksor projections, and in their upper sides, at the same ends, forwardlyflared guide grooves eX- tended rearwardly into slots, the slot of onelever or arm receiving the hook or projection 8o on the other lever orarm, to effect the coupling operation, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I afx my signatu re in presence of two witnesses.

THEODORE H; BROWN.

Vitnesses:

H. P. PEOCTOR, R. S. MoMIcI-IAEL.

